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re: Who Was The One Coach Your Program Shouldn't Have Fired?
Posted on 8/21/15 at 4:27 pm to Person of interest
Posted on 8/21/15 at 4:27 pm to Person of interest
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Lou Holtz.
Yea, but only if Holtz could recruit better then our fans say. I often think the cheating in the SWC hurt his efforts, but others say he just didn't like to recruit. He was a great coach, though, and I think he was in his prime when he was at Arkansas.
Our story is more of "Who could you have hired, but didn't" though. Long list of great names for that one.
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Posted on 8/21/15 at 4:29 pm to cardboardboxer
Slocum was fired too late. He should have been gone after the 96 season.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 4:32 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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Slocum was fired too late. He should have been gone after the 96 season.
That was pretty soon after sanctions. I am sure our job didn't have the same shine.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 4:56 pm to PAGator
quote:He put together a team that did what no other Florida team had ever done. They won the SEC championship the year he was fired. First ever. He is dead now so I won't say what I really think about him but he did put together a hell of a team.
He only had one good year: 9-2-1. Rest of seasons:
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:01 pm to Tridentds
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Jackie Sherrill gets my vote. Yes, he resigned but it was forced. Therefore I say he was effectively fired.
The NCAA was never going to let us live in peace as long as Jackie was HC. He rather graciously agreed to step aside in order to help us get past that issue. It had to be done.
If we're including coerced resignations, I'd have to go with Emory Bellard (who resigned in mid-season when the president refused to promise that he would be brought back for the next year). Emory's wishbone offense was outdated, but he might have adapted if given time. After raising our expectations, he was punished for not meeting them. Tom Wilson was a disaster, and a lot of our NCAA problems stemmed from his tenure.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:10 pm to twk
quote:Emory had some success with the wishbone when he got to State as long as he had the right players to run it. John Bond was the perfect QB to run it. Impeccable timing on the pitch when he didn't keep it. OL is obviously important. His problem was he stuck with it even when he didn't have the players to run it.
Emory's wishbone offense was outdated, but he might have adapted if given time.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:24 pm to GoBigOrange86
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I've always felt like DiNardo was under appreciated. It obviously wasn't a bad move to can him because LSU landed Saban, but Gerry did a pretty admirable job of cleaning up the crater Hallman left behind, all things considered.
I will agree with all this. I don't think Dinardo gets the credit he is due, but he was a perfect coach to bridge the gap from Hallman, to Saban. He brought life back into the program, and maybe we don't get Saban, without him.
Granted I say this as someone old enough to remember the dark years(and knowing we were good), but young enough to not really follow LSU closely till '95. The first game I watched with no parental pressure was '94 Arkansas. It was never pushed on me, but I always knew LSU was the team to root for.(living in TN)
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:26 pm to cardboardboxer
A&M should have never fired Fran. He was on the cusp of really turning things around..... 
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:30 pm to Draconian Sanctions
The only team he beat with a pulse on that schedule was Tennessee. When we played real defenses in LSU and Auburn the game was not as close as the score indicated. There's a reason why every other conference for liked him.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:35 pm to cardboardboxer
Chavis
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:37 pm to cardboardboxer
Best coach we ever actually got rid of? Bruce Arians. We thought he was an inept offensive coordinator, and it turned out he was a great coach on the staff under a complete idiot (Dubose).
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:42 pm to cardboardboxer
I'm glad we stood up and fired him, but in terms of pure football wins, Mike Price. If Brodie stays healthy I think they would have had an awesome offense.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 7:11 pm to rlebl39
Well he did go out beating texas lol.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 7:36 pm to PAGator
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I'd argue Dickey to Pell was worse. Pell brought so many violations and didn't even win.
Pell was the one who ran off the misfits and druggies out the program.
The weight room, the living facilities, and to a certain extent, the stadium were all a mess. Pell came in and cleaned it up.
Coach Pell started the Gator Boosters. Did you know that?
Coach Pell was a win-at-all-costs coach. And we paid dearly for it even though we weren't doing anything different from any other program in the south.
He did lay the foundation for the success that is today, imo.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 9:32 pm to srotaG adirolF
Interesting
Posted on 8/21/15 at 10:12 pm to cardboardboxer
Jack Meagher. Left to serve in WWII (I think all SEC teams canceled football in 1943 plus, like Bob Neyland, he was a WW1 veteran as well) and when he came back his "key card didn't work". Technically not fired per se but replaced while absent. Still, ya gotta give a man his job back when he serves his country.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 10:26 pm to cardboardboxer
Nolan Richardson
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:02 pm to cardboardboxer
Orgeron would have been fired eventually but he deserved at least one more year. I think Cutcliffe shouldn't have been fired either.
Posted on 8/22/15 at 1:30 am to 14&Counting
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Gene Stallings - Wasn't fired obviously but was somewhat pushed out and demands were placed upon him (his coaching hires and assistants) that made coaching there no longer tenable for him. Huge mistake.
I thought Stallings was going to leave anyway to spend more time with his son. Also, it seems like the NCCA sanctions had a lot to do with him leaving.
He was a great man and good coach and I have all the respect in the world for him. My favorite game ever not including Auburn is the beatdown Bama put on Miami in the 92 Sugar Bowl.
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